Articles tagged under: higher education

Junagadh Agriculture University inks MoU with Western Sydney University

September 23, 2023
Junagadh Agriculture University inks MoU with Western Sydney University

Junagadh: Junagadh Agriculture University and Western Sydney University based in Sydney, Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for agricultural education and research. The MoU was signed at New Delhi on 18th September 2023 under the IDP scheme. The MoU aims to encourage agricultural education and research. It aims to start a dual degree program for the graduate, post graduate and PhD students of Junagadh Agriculture University. Junagadh Agricultural University vice ch...Read More

Gujarat Public Universities Bill-2023 passed in state assembly

September 16, 2023
Gujarat Public Universities Bill-2023 passed in state assembly

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Public Universities Bill – 2023 has been passed with a majority vote in the fifteenth assembly session. Under this act, 11 universities, including the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara, Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, Sardar Patel University in Anand, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in Surat, and others, have been incorporated. Key Provisions of the Act - The term of the University Chancellor shall be five years. Re-appointment for another...Read More

ગુજરાત પબ્લિક યુનિવર્સિટીઝ વિધેયક – ૨૦૨૩ વિધાનસભામાં પસાર

September 16, 2023
ગુજરાત પબ્લિક યુનિવર્સિટીઝ વિધેયક – ૨૦૨૩ વિધાનસભામાં પસાર

એક્ટની મહત્વની જોગવાઈ  યુનિવર્સિટીના કુલપતિની ટર્મ પાંચ વર્ષની રહેશે  એક ટર્મ પૂર્ણ થયા બાદ અન્ય યુનિવર્સિટીના કુલપતિ તરીકે પાંચ વર્ષ ફરી વખત નિમણૂંક કરી શકાશે  યુનિવર્સિટીના સંચાલ...Read More

What are the provisions in the Gujarat Common Universities Bill?

September 14, 2023
What are the provisions in the Gujarat Common Universities Bill?

Gandhinagar: The government is going to introduce The Gujarat Common Universities Bill in the state assembly likely on Friday. This bill includes provisions for establishing an investigation panel to scrutinize the actions of the vice chancellor. If the inquiry uncovers any irregularities, the government will have the power to dismiss the vice chancellor from their position. According to sources within the education department, the new bill introduces several new measures while retaining the ...Read More

MSU Vadodara seeks Rs. 300 crore grant from State govt for various projects

August 24, 2023
MSU Vadodara seeks Rs. 300 crore grant from State govt for various projects

Vadodara: The MS University of Baroda has demanded a grant of Rs 300 crore from the state government for various projects. The authorities of The MS University of Baroda demanded Rs 300 crore for various projects such as construction of boys and girls hostel building, academic building, convection center, and so on. The estimated cost for the new buildings of girls and boys hostel is Rs 150 crore. A plan of the expansion of the area for hostel campus is also made due to the increase in the...Read More

Common entrance test for Diploma-to-Degree admissions in Gujarat from 2024

August 24, 2023
Common entrance test for Diploma-to-Degree admissions in Gujarat from 2024

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government during the cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided to implement a common entrance test for the diploma-to-degree (D to D) program, replacing the current merit-based admission system. The D to D common entrance test, facilitating lateral admission from diploma to the second year of a degree program, will be implemented in 2024, as decided by the state government. Registration for this test will commence in February 2024. The state government spokesperson exp...Read More

Youth from Ahmedabad dies in London; Suicide due to financial, career stress suspected

August 22, 2023
Youth from Ahmedabad dies in London; Suicide due to financial, career stress suspected

Ahmedabad: Kush Patel, youth from Naroda area of Ahmedabad youth, who had gone to London on a student’s visa nine months ago, and had been missing since August 10 is found dead. Police suspect it was a case of suicide. Kush's London friends had lodged a complaint with the Wembley Police. As per CCTV footage and the last location of his phone was found near London Bridge. His dead body was found near London bridge after some ten days. Police confirmed it was Kush Patel's dead body after DN...Read More

Police nabs 3 students accused of holding a liquor party in MS University hostel room

August 18, 2023
Police nabs 3 students accused of holding a liquor party in MS University hostel room

Vadodara: The Sayajiganj police have nabbed three students of Maharaja Sayajirao (MS) University after a video surfaced, showing these students engaged in a liquor party within the hostel room. The three individuals who have been detained by the Sayajigunj police are identified as Krish Yadav from Valsad and Tushar Makwana, and Jay Patel from Vadodara. They were nabbed after an official of MS University's MM Mehta Hall hostel lodged a police complaint over a liquor party in the hostel room. O...Read More

Liquor bottle found in Gujarat Vidyapith hostel room; Admission of student cancelled

August 08, 2023
Liquor bottle found in Gujarat Vidyapith hostel room; Admission of  student cancelled

Gandhinagar: A liquor bottle was found from a room number 41 of Pran Jivan hostel in Gujarat Vidyapith. A room has been sealed by Vidyapith management at 11 pm on Augyst 7 due to recovery of liquor bottle from inside. The room was allocated to third year PhD student of History, Jignesh Katara. His admission has been cancelled by Vidyapith management. There was other person also in the room named Kalpesh Solanki when a liquor bottle was seized. He was from outside and staying in hostel, whi...Read More

Marijuana plants found in Gujarat University hostel in Ahmedabad

August 07, 2023
Marijuana plants found in Gujarat University hostel in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Just a few months after the discovery of a Marijuana plantation at Marwad University in Rajkot, a similar plantation has been found in the hostel campus of Gujarat University here in the city today. National Students' Union of India (NSUI) workers located the Marijuana (ganja) plants near D Block in the Gujarat University Hostel campus. However, it will only be confirmed whether it is indeed a cannabis plant after conducting tests. There were a lot of plants growing in the area due...Read More